America's Richest Families 2019

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Top 200 Wealthiest Families In America For 2019

People ask us all the time who are the richest families in the United States? Many of these families are behind well-known brands - Gore-Tex, Campbell’s soup, Estee Lauder cosmetics, Coors and Budweiser beer, Comcast cable TV, to name just a few. Other fortunes lie in publicly traded companies, and others are 100% family-owned businesses. America’s 200 Richest Families includes multigenerational families of all sizes, ranging from just 2 brothers to the 3,500 members of the Du Pont clan. Families needed a combined net worth of $1.2 billion to make the cut. Below you will find the families who made FORBES second annual ranking of America’s Richest Families.

Rank

Family Name

Worth

How Many Share

Source of Wealth

Headquarters Location

1

Walton family

$149 B

6

Wal-Mart

Bentonville, AR

2

Koch family

$86 B

4

diversified

Wichita, KS

3

Mars family

$80 B

3

candy

McLean, VA

4

Cargill-MacMillan family

$45 B

23 (EST.)

Cargill Inc.

Minneapolis, MN

5

Cox family

$34.5 B

3

media

Atlanta, GA

6

Hearst family

$32 B

66

Hearst Corp.

New York, NY

7

Pritzker family

$30 B

13

hotels, investments

Chicago, IL

8

S.C. Johnson family

$28.8 B

11

cleaning products

Racine, WI

9

Johnson family (Edward)

$26 B

4

money management

Boston, MA

10

Duncan family

$22.4 B

4

pipelines

Houston, TX

11

Newhouse family

$18 B

2

magazines, newspapers

New York, NY

12

Lauder family

$16.5 B

6

Estee Lauder

New York, NY

13

Ziff family

$15 B

3

publishing

New York, NY

14

Du Pont family

$14.5 B

3,500 (EST.)

DuPont

Wilmington, DE

15

Hunt family

$14.2 B

33

oil

Dallas, TX

16

Sackler family

$14 B

20 (EST.)

pain medicines

Stamford, CT

17

Dorrance family

$13.6 B

11 (EST.)

Campbell Soup Co.

Camden, NJ

18

Busch family

$13.5 B

30 (EST.)

Anheuser-Busch

St. Louis, MO

19

Johnson family (Charles & Rupert)

$13.4 B

5

mutual funds

San Mateo, CA

20

Brown family

$12.8 B

25 (EST.)

liquor

Louisville, KY

21

Mellon family

$11.5 B

200 (EST.)

banking

Pittsburgh, PA

22

Fisher family (Don & Doris)

$11 B

4 (EST.)

The Gap

San Francisco, CA

23

Rockefeller family

$11 B

200 (EST.)

oil

New York, NY

24

Butt family

$10.4 B

5

supermarkets

San Antonio, TX

25

Gallo family

$10.3 B

14 (EST.)

wine, liquor

Modesto, CA

26

Marshall family

$9 B

3

diversified

Dallas, TX

27

Crown family

$8.8 B

3 (EST.)

investments

Wilmette, IL

28

Reyes family

$8.6 B

3

food & beer distrubution

Chicago, IL

29

Bass family

$8.2 B

4

oil, investments

Fort Worth, TX

30

Shoen family

$8 B

13 (EST.)

U-Haul

Phoenix, AZ

31

Hughes family

$7.9 B

3

Public Storage Inc.

Glendale, CA

31

Meijer family

$7.9 B

4

supermarkets

Grand Rapids, MI

31

Stryker family

$7.9 B

3

inheritance

Kalamazoo, MI

34

Pigott family

$7.7 B

30

trucks

Bellevue, WA

34

Simon family

$7.7 B

5

shopping malls

Indianapolis, IN

36

Simplot family

$7.5 B

3 (EST.)

agribusiness

Boise, ID

37

Rollins family

$7.4 B

11

Orkin pest control

Atlanta, GA

38

Bechtel family

$7.3 B

4 (EST.)

construction, engineering

San Francisco, CA

39

Chao family

$7.2 B

3

Chemicals

Houston, TX

39

E. W. Scripps family

$7.2 B

50 (EST.)

newspapers

Cincinnati, OH

41

Cathy family

$7 B

2

Chick-fil-A

Atlanta, GA

42

Marriott family

$6.9 B

7 (EST.)

hotels

Bethesda, MD

43

Jenkins family

$6.8 B

25

Publix Super Markets

Lakeland, FL

44

LeFrak family

$6.6 B

4 (EST.)

LeFrak Group

New York, NY

44

Phipps family

$6.6 B

300 (EST.)

Carnegie Steel, Bessemer Trust

New York, NY

46

Johnson family

$6.3 B

60 (EST.)

Johnson & Johnson

New Brunswick, NJ

46

Smith family

$6.3 B

60 (EST.)

tools, banking

Chicago, IL

48

Barbey family

$6.1 B

12 (EST.)

textiles, apparel

Greensboro, NC

49

Haslam family

$6 B

4

truck stops, Cleveland Browns

Knoxville, TN

49

Kluge family

$6 B

5 (EST.)

TV stations, investments

New York, NY

49

Tisch family

$6 B

5

diversified

New York, NY

49

Van Andel family

$6 B

4 (EST.)

Amway

Ada, MI

53

France family

$5.7 B

20

Nascar racing

Daytona Beach, FL

54

Dolan family

$5.5 B

19 (EST.)

cable television

Town of Oyster Bay, NY

54

Moran family

$5.5 B

10 (EST.)

Toyota distribution

Deerfield Beach, FL

56

Getty family

$5.4 B

28

Getty Oil

Los Angeles, CA

56

Perot family

$5.4 B

2

investments

Dallas, TX

56

Simmons family

$5.4 B

3

finance

Dallas, TX

59

Durst family

$5.2 B

33

real estate

New York, NY

59

Gore family

$5.2 B

24 (EST.)

Gore-Tex

Newark, DE

61

Rudin family

$5.1 B

30 (EST.)

real estate

New York, NY

62

Alfond family

$4.8 B

4 (EST.)

shoes

Portland, ME

63

Glazer family

$4.7 B

21

real estate, sports teams

-

63

Ingram family

$4.7 B

5

book distribution, transportation

Nashville, TN

65

McCaw family

$4.6 B

5

telecom

Hunts Point, WA

66

Ricketts family

$4.5 B

6

TD Ameritrade

Omaha, NE

67

Milliken family

$4.4 B

35 (EST.)

textiles

Spartanburg, SC

67

Wirtz family

$4.4 B

11

alcohol distribution

Chicago, IL

69

Chandler family

$4.2 B

200 (EST.)

newspapers

Los Angeles, CA

70

Friedkin family

$4.1 B

2

Toyota distributor

Houston, TX

71

Coors family

$4 B

250 (EST.)

beer

Golden, CO

71

Wegman family

$4 B

2 (EST.)

supermarkets

Rochester, NY

73

Haseotes family

$3.9 B

8 (EST.)

convenience stores

Framingham, MA

73

Stephens family (Warren, Witt & Elizabeth)

$3.9 B

3

investments

Little Rock, AR

75

Nordstrom family

$3.8 B

11

department stores

Seattle, WA

75

Pohlad family

$3.8 B

20 (EST.)

real estate, banking, sports

Minneapolis, MN

75

Steinbrenner family

$3.8 B

5

New York Yankees

New York, NY

78

Haas family

$3.7 B

255 (EST.)

Levi Strauss & Co.

San Francisco, CA

79

Van Tuyl family

$3.5 B

8 (EST.)

car dealerships

Phoenix, AZ

80

Smith family (Richard Alan)

$3.4 B

10 (EST.)

investments

Chestnut Hill, MA

80

Gund family

$3.4 B

15 (EST.)

Sanka, banking

Cleveland origin, OH

80

Lerner family

$3.4 B

3 (EST.)

banking, sports teams

-

83

Demoulas family

$3.3 B

9

supermarkets

Tewksbury, MA

83

Schneider family

$3.3 B

6 (EST.)

trucking

Green Bay, WI

83

Tyson family

$3.3 B

10 (EST.)

Tyson Foods

Springdale, AR

86

Karfunkel family

$3.2 B

5 (EST.)

insurance, real estate

New York, NY

86

Kerkorian family

$3.2 B

5

casinos, movie production

Los Angeles, CA

86

Perdue family

$3.2 B

4 (EST.)

chicken

Salisbury, MD

86

Ueltschi family

$3.2 B

20 (EST.)

pilot training

Flushing, NY

90

Fertitta family

$3.1 B

2

casinos, entertainment

Las Vegas, NV

90

Gottwald family

$3.1 B

7 (EST.)

Ethyl Corp.

Richmond, VA

90

Milstein family

$3.1 B

6 (EST.)

real estate

New York, NY

93

Bresky family

$3 B

3 (EST.)

agribusiness

Chestnut Hill, MA

93

Fasken family

$3 B

4

oil

Midland, TX

95

Bancroft family

$2.9 B

30 (EST.)

Dow Jones & Co.

New York, NY

96

Haas family (Otto)

$2.8 B

38

chemicals

Philadelphia, PA

96

Boyle family

$2.8 B

3

Columbia Sportswear

Portland, OR

96

Hall family

$2.8 B

3

Hallmark

Kansas City, MO

96

Ziegler family

$2.8 B

6 (EST.)

cigars

Darien, CT

100

Batten family

$2.7 B

3 (EST.)

media

Hampton Roads, VA

100

Booth family

$2.7 B

30 (EST.)

investments

Los Angeles, CA

100

Schottenstein family

$2.7 B

200 (EST.)

retail

Columbus, OH

103

Asplundh family

$2.6 B

130 (EST.)

tree trimming

Willow Grove, PA

103

Dobson family

$2.6 B

3

Whataburger

San Antonio, TX

103

Epprecht family

$2.6 B

5 (EST.)

cheese

Hiram, OH

103

Jones family

$2.6 B

7

bakery supplies

Jackson, MI

103

Wanek family

$2.6 B

2

furniture

Arcadia, WI

103

Whittier family

$2.6 B

70 (EST.)

oil

Beverly Hills, CA

109

De Young family

$2.5 B

24 (EST.)

newspaper, TV stations

San Francisco, CA

109

Gochman family

$2.5 B

3 (EST.)

sporting goods retailer

Katy, TX

109

Holding family

$2.5 B

4

oil, resorts

Salt Lake City, UT

109

Magness family

$2.5 B

4 (EST.)

cable TV, investments

Denver, CO

109

McGraw family

$2.5 B

11 (EST.)

McGraw-Hill

New York, NY

109

Shea family

$2.5 B

20 (EST.)

real estate, venture capital

Los Angeles, CA

109

Yates family

$2.5 B

16

oil

Artesia, NM

116

Gates family

$2.4 B

3

Investments

Denver, CO

116

Jackson family

$2.4 B

7 (EST.)

winemaking, vineyards

Sonoma, CA

116

Wasserstein family

$2.4 B

9

investment banking

New York, NY

119

Collier family

$2.3 B

30 (EST.)

real estate

Naples, FL

119

Hewlett family

$2.3 B

17

Hewlett-Packard

Palo Alto, CA

119

Mosing family

$2.3 B

11 (EST.)

oilfield services

Amsterdam

122

Blaustein family

$2.2 B

30 (EST.)

Amoco oil

Baltimore, MD

122

Carlson family

$2.2 B

9

hotels, restaurants, travel

Minnetonka, MN

122

Elghanayan family

$2.2 B

8 (EST.)

real estate

New York, NY

122

Soffer family

$2.2 B

8

real estate

-

126

Anderson family (John)

$2.1 B

5 (EST.)

beer distribution, real estate

Los Angeles, CA

126

Annenberg family

$2.1 B

15 (EST.)

publishing

Los Angeles, CA

126

Walsh family

$2.1 B

2

construction

Chicago, IL

129

Belk family

$2 B

20 (EST.)

department stores

Charlotte, NC

129

Farmer family

$2 B

15

uniforms

Cincinnati, OH

129

Ford family

$2 B

40 (EST.)

Ford Motor

Dearborn, MI

129

Lindner family

$2 B

7 (EST.)

investments, insurance

Cincinnati, OH

129

Young family

$2 B

11

plastic packaging

Plymouth, MI

134

Bean family

$1.9 B

25 (EST.)

L.L. Bean

Freeport, ME

134

Bucksbaum family

$1.9 B

12 (EST.)

real estate

Chicago, IL

134

Hess family

$1.9 B

19

oil and gas

New York, NY

134

Sheetz family

$1.9 B

35 (EST.)

convenience stores

Altoona, PA

134

Trinchero family

$1.9 B

4

wine

-

139

Graham family

$1.8 B

5 (EST.)

Washington Post Co.

Washington, DC

139

Krehbiel family

$1.8 B

3

Electronics

Lake Forest, IL

139

Maines family

$1.8 B

2

food distribution

Conklin, NY

139

Merage family

$1.8 B

5

microwavable snacks

Englewood, CO

139

Mitchell family

$1.8 B

11 (EST.)

oil

The Woodlands, TX

139

Resnick family

$1.8 B

18 (EST.)

real estate

New York, NY

139

Roberts family

$1.8 B

5

cable TV

-

139

Sorenson family

$1.8 B

8

medical equipment

Salt Lake City, UT

139

Walter family

$1.8 B

2 (EST.)

oil & gas

Houston, TX

139

Yoh family

$1.8 B

3

construction

Philadelphia, PA

149

Colson family

$1.7 B

3 (EST.)

senior housing

Vancouver, WA

149

Davidson family

$1.7 B

10

glassmaking

Auburn Hills, MI

149

Estes family

$1.7 B

7 (EST.)

trucking

Richmond, VA

149

Mark Davis family

$1.7 B

7 (EST.)

dairy

Le Sueur, MN

149

Pitcairn family

$1.7 B

200

PPG Industries

Bryn Athyn, PA

149

Reed family

$1.7 B

4 (EST.)

lumber, paper, land

Seattle, WA

149

Rogers family

$1.7 B

2 (EST.)

Mary Kay cosmetics

Addison, TX

149

Weyerhaeuser family

$1.7 B

250 (EST.)

timber

Federal Way, WA

157

Clark family

$1.6 B

4

construction, real estate

Bethesda, MD

157

Dayton family

$1.6 B

92

Target

Minneapolis, MN

157

Donnelley family

$1.6 B

10 (EST.)

printing, business services

Chicago, IL

157

Fisher family

$1.6 B

4 (EST.)

real estate

New York, NY

157

Kim family

$1.6 B

10 (EST.)

semiconductor packaging

Chandler, AZ

157

Pulitzer family

$1.6 B

50 (EST.)

publishing

St. Louis, MO

163

Love family (J. Erskine)

$1.5 B

6 (EST.)

packaging

-

163

Cullen family

$1.5 B

50 (EST.)

oil, coal

Houston, TX

163

Frank family

$1.5 B

3

Grey Goose vodka

New Rochelle, NY

163

Greenberg family

$1.5 B

7

sneakers

Manhattan Beach, CA

163

McKee family

$1.5 B

5

snack maker

Collegedale, TN

163

Mead family

$1.5 B

35

paper

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

163

Morse family

$1.5 B

5 (EST.)

real estate development

The Villages, FL

163

Searle family

$1.5 B

4 (EST.)

pharmaceuticals

Chicago, IL

163

Slawson family

$1.5 B

3

oil & gas

Wichita, KS

163

Stayer family

$1.5 B

9

sausage production

Sheboygan Falls, WI

163

Tracy family

$1.5 B

75 (EST.)

food distribution

Mt. Sterling, IL

174

Cohen family

$1.4 B

5 (EST.)

grocery distributor

Keene, NH

174

Levine family

$1.4 B

4 (EST.)

Family Dollar

Charlotte, NC

174

Lewis family

$1.4 B

5 (EST.)

insurance

Mayfield Village, OH

174

Richards family

$1.4 B

5

cable manufacturing

Carrollton, GA

174

Westerman family

$1.4 B

7

oil

Addison, TX

179

Schwab family (Les)

$1.3 B

4 (EST.)

tire retailers

New York, NY

179

Bolch family

$1.3 B

7

convenience stores

Atlanta, GA

179

Briscoe family

$1.3 B

8 (EST.)

ranch land

Uvalde, TX

179

Cadieux family

$1.3 B

4 (EST.)

convenience stores

Tulsa, OK

179

Foster family

$1.3 B

5 (EST.)

poultry production

Livingston, CA

179

Hagedorn family

$1.3 B

6

Scotts Miracle-Gro

Marysville, OH

179

Huber family

$1.3 B

40 (EST.)

engineered materials

Rumson, NJ

179

McCaskey family

$1.3 B

12 (EST.)

Chicago Bears

Chicago, IL

179

Shorenstein family

$1.3 B

3

real estate

San Francisco, CA

179

Stewart family

$1.3 B

3

food service

Scottsdale, AZ

179

Toll family

$1.3 B

2

homebuilding

Horsham, PA

179

Wood family

$1.3 B

196

Wawa convenience stores

Media, PA

191

Hixon family

$1.25 B

100 (EST.)

electronics

Pasadena, CA

191

Rosen family

$1.25 B

5 (EST.)

meat processing

Fairmont, MN

193

Gordon family (Ellen)

$1.2 B

5

Tootsie Rolls

Chicago, IL

193

Carhartt family

$1.2 B

2

work clothing

Dearborn, MI

193

Colburn family

$1.2 B

4 (EST.)

electric equipment distributor

Irving, TX

193

Kennedy family

$1.2 B

30

investments

New York, NY

193

Lykes family

$1.2 B

250 (EST.)

land, citrus groves

Tampa, FL

193

Marciano family

$1.2 B

4

Guess jeans

Los Angeles, CA

193

Rooney family

$1.2 B

15 (EST.)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh, PA

193

Ward family

$1.2 B

2 (EST.)

chocolate

Kansas City, MO

America's Wealthiest FamiliesJanuary 2019

The Richest Families In America is a yearly compilation of the wealthiest families compiled by Forbes. This is the 2nd year of this ranking. Last year there were only 87 families on the list. (Note: Forbes left out self-made entrepreneurs who founded their companies and already appear with their family on the Forbes 400 list. That includes Jack Taylor of Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Also absent are married couples like Forever 21 founders Jin Sook and Do Won Chang).